"I thank the Secretary of State for the opportunity to read the DIP this morning in the reading room. There are some important questions that need to be answered. It is clear that the last Government left the armed forces in a poor state, and this Government have been doing …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I will call Sir Jeremy Hunt to move the motion and then call the Minister to respond. I remind Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of the debate and the Minister. There will not be an opportunity for the Member …..." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"The Opposition spokespeople will probably have around six and a half minutes. That will give time for the Minister to wind up and, of course, for the mover of the motion to reply...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"If the Minister could leave a minute or so for the hon. Member for Ashford (Sojan Joseph) to wind up, that would be great...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I will call the first Front-Bench spokesperson no later than 5.09 pm. I call Tom Tugendhat, who I am sure will be cognisant of that...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"Time is moving on, so before I call the next speaker, I kindly suggest that Members keep their speeches to about six minutes so that we can get everybody in with a similar amount of time...." Derek Twigg - View Speech
"I ask the Minister to leave a few minutes at the end for the hon. Member for Harrogate and Knaresborough (Tom Gordon) to wind up...." Derek Twigg - View Speech